New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-18

THE HEIGHT OF THE SOCIAL SEASON.

MANY PROFILE ENJOYING AUTUMNAL BEAUTIES
THE LAWN TENNIS ToURNAMENT-CLUB BALLS
. -LExox CLUB RACES
LENox Sept. i7.-Now is the high tide OF the year
m this sosal centre. There never were more people
In town than aud they are themselves to
the fullest extent Full dress parties, germans,
bslla dinner paries tsllybe coach excursions, lawn
tennis calls and social gossip fully occupy the
people who have here spend those calm, mild
autumn days
Mrs. Paran Stevens has on to spend few
vsoks ss the guest Francis e. jerks, OF New YORK
Not many days ago Mr. jerks drove his fourth o. -.
ND in front Of Curtss Hotel with Mrs Stevens on the
box by bic side. while the seat in the rear OF them
sat the noted belle Mss Winslow. All eyes III anu
about the MOTEL were turned UPON them ana tue quo
ton at once arose whether the Duke oil Marioorous
would make Lenox visit this fall IL was asoer'aino
th.t there Ia fair prospect that he will be In town
betore MIRA Stevens goes away IL SAID tna' Nc nas
besu invited to come, put that II he does no WI" nu
this sutumnal atmosphere here quite ch',y VIE.
stevens was much interested THIS week IN tne lawn
s.nn,. tournameut and watched the games with close
,t.ntion. rhe length OF her stay is indefinite, but
abe ia enjoying her visit &C much that she VIII proo
ablv remain I'll sometime in October.
Nj. Grant and Mss winslow now both here.
They take a deep interest III the lawn tennis toutna-
meLt and they have peen on the gro"no' "0n "a '"'
time since it began.
Secretary Whitney Is now in town lie is looking
~ell and is enjoying the social festivities very much
He Is especially delighted with the scenery about the
town and he drives out with his vile nearly every
ifbe drives Just now are charming, especially those
about Stockbrdge Bowl and along the road leading to
PiItsfeld. One seos on every hand the osau.iaay
very abundant and thrifty TINS yeai owing 70 30
mucu rain late in the There has been no frost
80 that the natural GOiO Tbs here IN the alter
noon is just hazy enough to give the woodland
psrticula, cbarm. ,Y.
General sherman spent n few Gays IN Leno1 iast
week ana his daughter Is here still
Ii has been said during the last few days that Pfes
dent Cleveland might quiet, come oyer TO Leno1 ana
soend tew DAYS with Secretary Whitney. But his
same thing has been remarked so many times IN the
last two seasons that people here have not much
hope OF seeing HIM Lore tnis tall.
Tue lawn tennis tournament has occupied three
DAYS this week. anu the games have been witnessed
by nearly al! the summer guests In town. Ihose VINO
games here have been quite as interesting, although
not 30 many of the champion players have taken part
10 the games The outdoor sport oil me young people
a confined almost exclusively to lawn tennis In 70
are lew targets about but archery is not the popular
amusement ,,,.. ~, |
probably he ,med the Meadow Club" Ths club |
will be made up of the younger people. They pro-
pose 10 havo house OF their n lime, but to lease
orounds npon hich will he located half dozen or
more tennis courts targets for archery ana DowIng
alley There is need OF such cluo especially for
those who board at the hotel and have no place to |
play Lawn tennis unless they are invited to play On
the court of some one who residence aud lawn
containing tennis court
The ienox Club balls are being greatly enjoyed. |
There are to be three OF them AT the Lenox CLUB |
house this season. The second one took place this |
week Thursday night, and the last one comes next |
week.
The Leno1 Club races will come of on the Lee |
Pleasure Park on the Gath. They consist OF races by
fleet running horses by trOtters and hurdle rae n.y.
The horses which are entered must be owned By the |
members of the club, and the rule 10 that the owner in
the trotting must drive his own horse. There |
il q greater interest than usual In the races this
season. The members of the Lenox Club say that |
there will be feeter horees the this season
than ever before. Some thoroughbred Kentucky |
horses have been purchased and trained especially tor
these races Tue hurdle racing is the most exciting.
and last yesr the crest number OF society people who
say the sport went almost will over the contest
When these races take place the Lee Trotting Park
is practically gwen up to the Lenox people who |
liter ,y cover it with their best turnOus The ladies
dres. 10 gay ractve costumes and cheer on the
roers OF their avortc steeds they swiftly speed
ing around the track. There is al WAYS good band
OF music employed, and the day il OF the gayest
and most EMO, able OF the whole season.
Curtis's Hotel is now li.eralv filed and he has
many rooms outside occupied by those who take their
meals in his grsa. dining groom. He Is having great
demand tor rooms. He saws that every room Is en-
gagged tor October. The addition he constructed two
years ago is not adequate to the demand and 1T is
likely that other additions will be made IN the near
future.